Mr Seow Yoo Lin, a Malaysian, aged 68, was appointed to the Board of AmBank with effect from 18 June 2024 as Chairman/ Independent Non-Executive Director (“INED”).

Mr Seow also sits on the boards of AMMB Holdings Berhad (“AMMB”) and AmInvestment Bank Berhad (“AmInvestment Bank”) as Senior INED and INED, respectively. Mr Seow is a Member of the Group Nomination and Remuneration Committee, Group Information Technology Committee and Audit and Examination Committee (“AEC”) of AMMB. Mr Seow is also the Chairman of the AEC of AmInvestment Bank.

Mr Seow joined KPMG Malaysia in 1977 and became a qualified Certified Public Accountant in 1980. In 1983, he was seconded to KPMG United States to gain overseas experience, specialising in banking assignments. He returned in 1985 and was admitted as Partner in 1990.

He has been the audit partner of a wide range of companies including public listed and multinational companies in banking and finance, manufacturing and trading and services. In addition, he held various leadership roles such as Human Resources Partner, Partner in charge of Financial Services and a member of the KPMG Asia Pacific Board.

He was a member of Executive Committee of the Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountants from 2009 to 2011 and a Council member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants from 2007 to 2011. He was the Managing Partner of KPMG Malaysia from 2007 to 2010. He retired from the firm in 2011.

Mr Seow holds a Master of Business Administration degree from the International Management Centre in Buckingham, United Kingdom. He is a member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants, Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountants and Malaysian Institute of Management.